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YouTube TV -- Live TV streaming service
First Sling, then Vue, then Hulu, and now...
http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/4/115...-service-rumor YouTube is reportedly building a streaming cable service called Unplugged Another giant is trying to make internet TV happen By Chris Welch on May 4, 2016 YouTube is entering the online TV landscape. Bloomberg News reports that the company is working on a subscription-based streaming service called "Unplugged" that would let customers stream a bundle of cable channels. YouTube has been working on such a product since 2012, according to the report, but has ramped up efforts recently as other companies including Dish, Sony, and now Hulu have launched or plan to deliver premium internet TV offerings. The current goal is to launch Unplugged in 2017, and YouTube has already made behind-the-scenes infrastructure changes to meet that target. Talks have been ongoing with all the big content players — NBCUniversal, CBS, Twenty-First Century Fox, and Viacom — but so far YouTube has been unable to lock down deals with any of them, the report says. This is the same sort of roadblock that led Apple to pause on its own web TV plans. But companies like Sling have been able to piece together so-called "skinny bundles" for rates starting at $20 per month. YouTube is aiming to price Unplugged at under $35 monthly, according to Bloomberg News. It sounds similar to Sling TV in other ways, as well. YouTube is apparently considering selling "theme" packs of additional, less-watched channels as add-ons to a primary bundle. Dish is already doing that with Sling, offering extra content for specific categories like kids, sports, and news. But selling a service based on second-tier programming probably isn't the best strategy. It's likely that YouTube is considering many different options for how best to bring Unplugged to market. This paid service would be yet another source of revenue for YouTube on top of the ad-supported main site and premium YouTube Red subscription service launched last fall. The Red product offers exclusive access to videos from popular YouTubers, but it's not anything that approaches cable TV. The Verge has reached out to YouTube and parent company Alphabet for comment. |
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Does ANYONE subscribe to YouTube Red? I don't even know what you get from that, besides maybe no pre-video ads which my Adblocker already gets rid of.
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A coworker was telling me that if you use Red, you also get Google Music for free. That seems like a not bad deal.
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That is exactly why I subscribe. I switched over from Spotify. I pay the same a month, but also get to use YouTube adfree.
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They also have a lot of premium content made in partnership with their popular vloggers. Not my bag, but there seems to be a sizable market for it.
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So there's stuff you can only see if you pay for this?
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
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Does ANYONE subscribe to YouTube Red? I don't even know what you get from that, besides maybe no pre-video ads which my Adblocker already gets rid of.
I wouldn't pay for a YouTube Red membership, but it's a nice perk added to a Google Music one. |
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
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So there's stuff you can only see if you pay for this?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqV...KeBU_yyt_QkItQ |
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Ugh- whole point of YouTube is that it's been stuff people just want to share, and are happy if anyone watches it at all.
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How does Unplugged make sense as a name? Because you're unplugging your cable? But you're not unplugging YouTube.
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I have Google Play, but have yet to check out YouTube Red.
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YouTube to launch Live TV streaming service (YouTube TV)
http://deadline.com/2017/02/youtube-...ks-1202028418/
YouTube’s much-rumored live TV bundle will launch “in the next few months” with more than 40 channels at $35 a month, the Google-owned video portal said today in unveiling the service dubbed YouTube TV. The Internet-based “skinny bundle” will compete with the likes of AT&T’s DirecTV Now, Sling TV and Sony’s PlayStation Vue. Hulu is prepping a similar service and Apple TV wants to. YouTube’s version was tipped to launch sometime this spring at around a $40 price point. The Big Four broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — will be available at launch, along with their associated cable channels such as ESPN, USA Network and FX. Showtime will be available for an additional fee. The package includes 10 sports networks, MSNBC, CBS News, Fox News, Disney Channel, Bravo and E! as well as local channel offerings and YouTube Red original TV and film content. Users can add up to six accounts per subscription, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said today in unveiling the first concrete details of the service. Users will be able to record unlimited shows at once with its cloud-based DVR, with no storage limits. Each account will have its own tailored recommendations and its own personal DVR. A voice command function also is in the works. Currently, said YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan, there are “no plans to roll-out [YouTube TV] internationally” as the “focus is to have a successful launch” in the U.S. The major networks air television’s most popular programming, so they are considered must-haves for services that hope to compete with cable and satellite — as well as one another. The challenge is to assemble enough popular programming without running up the cost. |
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https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/28/...ve-tv-service/
...always a catch with this stuff, isn't there? From the linked article: Still, there are a lot of major networks missing. Most notable are channels from Viacom, Discovery, A&E, AMC and Turner (including TBS and TNT). CNN is also notably absent from the news networks available. This is a place where PlayStation Vue has an advantage -- the $35 plan from Sony includes CNN, TBS, TNT, AMC and a number of other channels that YouTube TV doesn't offer. |
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I've been really looking into switching to a skinny bundle, but only Directv Now and Sling TV have Viacom channels and I watch a lot of shows on CMT and MTV. As of right now, Sling TV and Directv Now don't have cloud dvrs. I'm interested to see what channels the Hulu skinny bundle will have.
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https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/05...vice-launches/
https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/ $35 1 month free trial. Limited promo of free chrome cast device. Unlimited DVR, 6 accounts, 3 streams at the same time, etc. For me, channel list is barely OK, compared to DirecTV Now (what I have right now), but they are missing some that are important to me, AMC (TWD!), Nick (SpongeBob!), and some spanish channels. Pros: unlimited DVR, infrastructure should be better, so no issues with streaming, I hope, like with the competition. Also, CBS channels is a plus, because DirecTV Now is missing those. Oh, one big issue, for me right now, no AppleTV app. You have to stream to your TV using another device. I guess this one is more for millennials. Channel list: Spoiler:
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Very barebones. Probably more as you said more for Millennials who watch TV on their devices and laptops. I could see College kids using this service since cable is way too expensive for students.
Next up, Hulu Live. Curious to see how they are set up, the channel selection and infrastructure. Last I read was that Hulu Live didn't have the live rights to NBC yet. |
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So I guess it ends up being $35 for two months and a Chromecast. I'll give it a shot.
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Well crap, only available in 5 cities so far.
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This just became available in the San Francisco Bay Area yesterday and I signed up for the free trial. Quality's great so far and navigation is pretty easy. Too bad about no AppleTV app though. Had to stream from my phone.
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They got AMC sometime since my last post, and my wife wanted to watch today's premiere of The Walking Dead. Signed up with the free promo.
Still no apps, for apple tv, or xbox, or PS4. I used my iPhone and streamed to AppleTV, it has been working perfectly all night. So far looks really good. I need to get used to the interface though, DirecTV Now was better. Maybe PS Vue was better too. DVR functionality seems just awesome. |
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I subscribed mainly for the World Series, but I may keep it for awhile. I haven't had cable for awhile, so it's kind of nice to have network TV again. I mainly watch it on my PC and tablet, and both work and look good.
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It works well, as expected from Google. I hope price was lower though, under $30, closer to SlingTV.
Also, being Google you don't know they will close this project. |
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Android TV and Xbox one apps available now so i might have to try this out. I'm mainly worried about DVRing stuff that ends up being available on streams and getting stuck with commercials.
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Finally available in my area, but free trial is down to 7 days now. Free chromecast after first paid month mentioned on website, but not in the sign up process. Hmmmm. Still might give it a go next week off work.
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